1) The Upcoming Plans For Randy Orton
According to Wrestletalk, Randy Orton has been pitching WWE management for him to work with a top star from NXT at Summerslam. The two names mentioned are Tommaso Ciampa and Adam Cole.
This doesn’t look like it will happen at Summerslam though as the company needs Orton in a big match at the event. This is due to RAW’s current lack of top heels. Here is what the site wrote:
WrestleTalk’s sources have told us that while Orton has been pitching to work with NXT stars, the likely plan, as of right now, for him at SummerSlam is to feud with WWE Champion Drew McIntyre.
While the idea of Orton taking on one of NXT’s best was an attractive prospect, Raw just doesn’t have enough top heels at the moment, and we’ve heard that Randy will almost certainly be fighting for the WWE Championship on the show.
The report also claims that Orton could still face off against one of those NXT stars at a later date:
We’ve also been told by our sources that just because Orton vs. Cole/Ciampa likely won’t be happening at SummerSlam, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t something WWE could come back to at a later date.
My Take:
- Randy Orton vs Adam Cole or Randy Orton vs Tommaso Ciampa both sound like great programs to me. Orton is on fire right now, so either of these guys will benefit from working with him. I am excited to see if either of these happen.
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On a related note, check out my predictions for the next NXT Takeover event on Summerslam weekend here.